Clinical Trials

You and your doctor may have discussed participating in a clinical trial.  These are a number of reasons why this suggestion could have been made, including:

• Access to investigational treatments before they become widely available
• Opportunity to play a role in the discovery of treatments, cures, and preventions for certain diseases or medical conditions
• Ability to play a more active role in your own healthcare
• Access to free physical examinations and diagnostic tests related to the study

Melanoma clinical trials are not just for individuals with advanced stage disease.  Clinical trials evaluate new medical approaches and show how they work in people with early stage or advanced cancers.  The trial’s objective is to answer scientific questions and to screen, diagnose, or treat melanoma.

To learn more about clinical trials, review the National Cancer Institute’s Clinical Trials Fact Sheet

To access clinical trials for melanoma please visit the web sites listed:

Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
http://www.cancertrialshelp.org

The Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups offers TrialCheck®. The Coalition’s copyrighted cancer clinical trials screening questionnaire will identify trials appropriate for you, your loved ones or your patients. TrialCheck® contains more than 4,000 cancer clinical trials from Cooperative Groups, National Cancer Institute (NCI), academic centers, and pharmaceutical and biotech companies. TrialCheck® is updated on a daily basis with new information.

National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/search/SearchClinicalTrials.aspx

Search NCI's list of clinical trials now accepting participants, or use more search options to search the set of clinical trials that are no longer recruiting.

Clinicaltrialsearch.org
http://www.clinicaltrialssearch.org

Clinical Trials Search.org is a website dedicated to listing clinical research studies in human subjects.

Clinicaltrials.gov
http://clinicaltrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world.  ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial’s purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. 

Clinical Connection
http://www.clinicalconnection.com

ClinicalConnection.com is a leading source for clinical trials information, listings, and notifications.

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.org/melanoma/clintrials.html

Links to the list of Melanoma clinical trials from the clinical trials database at Mayo Clinic.

CenterWatch
http://www.centerwatch.com/clinical-trials

CenterWatch offers a searchable global listing of industry- and government-sponsored clinical trials.